Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 16%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-G31M-S2L  (all builds)
Memory0.6 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20080102
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 16 '17 at 00:11
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E4600
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
37.8% Below average
Memory 67.6
1-Core 25.4
2-Core 41.3
33% 44.8 Pts
4-Core 48.7
8-Core 52.2
7% 50.5 Pts
64-Core 49.2
3% 49.2 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 40%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS
Device(0000 0000) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 309.8
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
0.74% Terrible
Lighting 1.37
Reflection 1.08
Parallax 0.31
1% 0.92 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.74%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CR100-13 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
33.4% Below average
Read 57.4
Write 58.8
Mixed 30.5
36% 48.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.23
4K Mixed 0.26
72% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 44%
Seagate ST3160815A 160GB-$48
50GB free
Firmware: 3.AAC Max speed: UDMA 100 100 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
17.4% Very poor
Read 29.9
Write 30.6
Mixed 16.5
19% 25.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.19
4K Mixed 0.35
76% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x1GB
2 of 2 slots used
2GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
13.9% Very poor
MC Read 5.3
MC Write 3.3
MC Mixed 3.8
12% 4.13 GB/s
SC Read 4.2
SC Write 3.5
SC Mixed 3.8
11% 3.83 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
Poor: 6%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 20%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-G31M-S2L Builds (Compare 236 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L

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